moved for leave to introduce Bill C-376, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (orders prohibiting the possession of weapons).
Madam Speaker, it is my honour to introduce my private member's bill today, which simply would amend the Criminal Code to institute a mandatory weapons prohibition for all individuals convicted of a violent indictable offence. This is a common-sense approach to target violent offenders, given the alarming increase in violent crime we have seen across the country.
I look forward to debating this in greater detail when the time comes and having the support, hopefully, of colleagues on all sides of the House.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)